# Bogahawewa GN division, Lunugamwehera DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/bogahawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugamwehera DS Division # Bogahawewa Bogahawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugamwehera DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **25.5 km²**. - 25.5km² ## Where is Bogahawewa? Bogahawewa lies in [Lunugamwehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Dewramvehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/dewramvehera/), [Mattala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/mattala/), [Padavigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/padavigama/), [Ranawarnawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/ranawarnawa/), [Seenukkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/seenukkuwa/) and [Sittarama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/sittarama/). By area it is the 332nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.9% of [Lunugamwehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/). The centre of Bogahawewa is about 158 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3821° N, 81.1632° E. Local names: බෝගහවැව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Bogahawewa Named natural and historic features inside Bogahawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Bogas Wewa - Ilukpelessa Wewa - Unatu Wewa Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Bogahawewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 25 105 Mar 26 112 Apr 27 188 May 27 167 Jun 27 91 Jul 26 73 Aug 27 94 Sep 26 147 Oct 26 250 Nov 25 306 Dec 25 247 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bogahawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital-Thanamalwila · Sittarama 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43542&mlon=81.13071#map=17/6.43542/81.13071) Bank DFCC Vardhana Bank · Medawelena 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28419&mlon=81.26670#map=17/6.28419/81.26670) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Mattala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29193&mlon=81.12092#map=17/6.29193/81.12092) Petrol pump Caltex · Sittarama 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43507&mlon=81.13146#map=17/6.43507/81.13146) Hotel Kirindioya Village · Ranawarnawa 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41302&mlon=81.13728#map=17/6.41302/81.13728) School Bridge 2 Peace Montessori · Lunugamvehera New Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34333&mlon=81.20176#map=17/6.34333/81.20176) College Debarawewa Janadhipathi College OSA · Kachcheriyagama 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28333&mlon=81.28329#map=17/6.28333/81.28329) Police station Police Station Thanmalwila · Sittarama 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43766&mlon=81.13111#map=17/6.43766/81.13111) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other GN divisions in Lunugamwehera DS Division - Abhayapura - Agbopura - Angunakolawewa - Beralihela - Dewramvehera - Dutugemunupura - Ittanwekada - Jayagama - Karambawewa - Keerthipura - Kendagasmankada - Lunugamvehera New Town - Maha Aluth Gam Ara - Mahanagapura - Mattala - Mihindupura - Muwanwewa - Padavigama - Pahala Mattala - Parakramapura - Punchiappujandura - Rambukwewa - Ranasiripura - Ranawarnawa - Saddhathissapura - Saddhathissapura New Town - Saliyapura - Samanpura - Seenimunna - Senapura - Singhapura - Veheragala - Weeravil Ara - Weeravila - Weligatta ## Quick answers - Where is Bogahawewa?In Lunugamwehera DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bogahawewa?Dewramvehera, Mattala, Padavigama, Ranawarnawa, Seenukkuwa and Sittarama - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bogahawewa?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bogahawewa?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bogahawewa?District Hospital-Thanamalwila, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bogahawewa?DFCC Vardhana Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bogahawewa?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bogahawewa?Caltex, about 6.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bogahawewa?LK3306030 (OCHA common operational dataset)